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Advice review to help consumers move up advice 'continuum': Panel
Bringing super funds and other institutions into the advice ecosystem should benefit consumers by creating an organic path for them to follow as their needs...
The 6 ways policymakers can fix advice in the 2024/25 budget: FAAA
The collation of issues is an important marker for how many areas of advice legislation still need improvement for the industry to thrive, with fairness at the...
Jones' advice dilemma: How to foster Holden advice provision in a Rolls Royce industry
The concept of a 'qualified adviser' with less qualifications provoked an industry backlash. While the government has signalled it is open to discussion, the...
Global regulators chart ESG path for companies to follow in 2024
In 2023 governments came to a general awareness that to achieve net-zero, robust and consistent ESG policy frameworks must be put in place. In 2024, we should...
"A lot is at stake": Thousands of advisers risk deregistration in February
As advisers trickle back into the office after summer holidays, many will be confronted with the an urgent regulatory requirement that, if ignored, could see...
Financial complaints soar, but advice no longer the driver: AFCA
The number of cases being escalated to the complaints authority is soaring, but as we approach the 5-year anniversary of the Hayne Royal Commission it's clear...
Keep the regulatory change transition simple to avoid adviser fatigue
Regulatory change for advisers has, regrettably, become more of a constant than the exception. But with the minister's QAR reforms laid before us, a...
Integration and ‘platform approach’ will guide compliance into new age: MIntegrity
While technology’s role in compliance is becoming more prominent, advisers and brokers are still looking for clarity on what vehicles will carry that...
'Their mood will change': Lawyer warns against licensees signing sophisticated investor test
Cowell Clarke lawyer Richard Hopkin said there are reasonable grounds for licensees to certify clients as wholesale, but the practice invites a much higher...
Instos to re-enter advice, SOAs scrapped in landmark reform package
The government will now follow through on Levy's proposal to bring licensed financial institutions back into the advice fold, while also agreeing to...
Advice compliance measures need to add up: Mintegrity
Advisers should take a proactive approach to compliance, which can enhance the reputation of their firm and reduce the risk of regulatory enforcement action...